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Ratatouille (2007) DVD Review
Ratatouille (2007) DVD Credits:
Ratatouille (2007) Directed by:
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
Ratatouille (2007) Written by:
Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg
Ratatouille (2007) Cast:
Patton Oswalt, Brian Dennehy, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, John Ratzenberger, Peter O'Toole
Ratatouille (2007) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
1
Ratatouille (2007) DVD Release Date:
6th November 2007
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Ratatouille (2007) Synopsis:

Pixar's CG-animated film about a rat named Ratatouille, who lives in a fancy Parisian restaurant run by a famous, but eccentric chef.

Ratatouille (2007) DVD Review:

Disney and Pixar have undeniably mastered the formula for entertaining animated features. The formula seems to be the combination of interesting characters and sweet morality tales, where the main character learns a life lesson in the end. This combination has brought to the big screen such successful films as TOY STORY 1 and 2, FINDING NEMO, CARS and now RATATOUILLE.

RATATOUILLE (pronounced Rat a too ee) is the story of an unlikely pairing of characters: a young man named Alfredo Linguini, and a 5 star chef embodied in a rat, named Remy (voiced by comedian Patton Oswalt). Linguini takes a job in the kitchen at 5 star restaurant, Guesteau’s, as a garbage boy. After a slight, unseen accident with the soup, Linguini begins to carelessly throw ingredients into the pot in a sloppy attempt to cover up his mistake, that is, until Remy intervenes. Remy quickly saves the soup, adding his own flair, which is received with much fanfare. This does not go over well with current head chef Skinner (voiced by acting great Ian Holm), who plans on using the famous Gusteau name as part of a new frozen food line. As Linguini’s success and love life comes to fruition, as well as the discovery that Linguini is actually Gusteau’s son, Skinner comes up with more convoluted schemes to rid himself of the new chef. The true test for the duo comes when fearsome food critic Anton Ego (voiced by Peter O’Toole) comes to the restaurant for a review.

Disney Pixar has done it again with RATAOUILLE. Maintaining their status as leaders of animated film, they have produced a picture that is fun for all ages. It is a film that children will love for its antics while adults will love it for the dialog and the more grown-up jokes. RATATOUILLE is a hilarious, a heart-warming film that will have you laughing out loud and may even bring a tear to the eye. The film’s message is clear and uplifting in the Disney way; No matter who you are or where you come from, talent will overshadow pedigree. RATATOUILLE once again proves that the Disney Pixar team is an unbeatable force, but a force that has not begun to rest on its laurels. This combination, on top of its G rating will have your family watching RATATOUILLE over and over again.

The RATATOUILLE DVD also includes a pair of short films, LIFTED and YOUR FRIEND THE RAT.

LIFTED is a humorous short about an alien taking a test on his ability to operate the space ship, run by hundreds of identical, unmarked control knobs. The young alien’s bungling can be seen on the sleeping human that they are trying to abduct, as he is repeatedly banged into the walls.

YOUR FRIEND THE RAT is a short featuring Remy and brother Emile as they present Why Rats are Cool, as well as the history rats on Earth, which upon some research seems to be fairly historically accurate. There is some debate as to the arrival date of the black rat to Europe. Despite this possible inaccuracy, YOUR FRIEND THE RAT is entertaining and informative.

The DVD Special Features menu includes a featurette with director Brad Bird and famed chef Thomas Keller about Fine Food and Film, as well as 3 deleted scenes.

RATATOUILLE is only available in widescreen, which may suggest that the studios are finally taking a stand, limiting the options of the average consumer. RATATOUILLE is available in 5.1 surround sound, but for some reason, automatically plays in stereo, which seems to be the only fault with the DVD.

The DVD also includes an Audio Visual Set-up Aid to properly set aspect ratio, Brightness, Gamma, Hue Saturation as well as Surround Sound Tuning, and any home theater owner knows the value in having a properly calibrated system.

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Ratatouille (2007) DVD review written by: Andrew Mattson

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